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FMC: Shipping's watchdog U.S. agency on the high seas


The Federal Maritime
Commission (FMC) is an
independent regulatory
agency responsible for the
regulation of ocean bound
transportation in the foreign


sibility of passenger vessel
operators.
* Maintaining a trade moni-
toring and enforcement pro-
gram designed to assist regu-
lated entities in achieving


or controlled by foreign govern-
ments ("controlled i.,rrL r, ).

* Processing and reviewing
agreements and service con-
tracts.


shipping cargo overseas. With
unlicensed cargo companies,
consumers are not protected
and have no recourse should
problems arise with their per-


sonal shipments.

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FMC is making sure ships and their cargo adhere to U.S. regulations


commerce of the United
States.
 The agency is responsible
for the following activities:

* Monitoring activities of
ocean common carriers,
marine terminal operators,
conferences, ports and ocean
transportation intermediaries
(OTIs) which operate in the
U.S. foreign commerce to
ensure they maintain just and
reasonable practices, and
oversees the financial respon-


compliance, and to detect and
appropriately remedy mal-
practices and violations set
forth in section 10 of the
Shipping Act.
* Monitoring the laws and
practices of foreign govern-
ments which could have a dis-
criminatory or otherwise
adverse impact on shipping
conditions in the U.S.

* Enforcing special regulatory
requirements applicable to
ocean common carriers owned


* Reviewing common carriers'
privately published tariff sys-
tems for accessibility and
accuracy.

* Issuing licenses to qualified
OTIs in the U.S. and ensuring
all maintain evidence of finan-
cial responsibility.

* Ensuring passenger vessel
operators demonstrate ade-
quate financial responsibility
for casualty and non-perform-
ance.

 One of the FMC's main
objectives is to license OTIs
and ensure that they have an
insurance surety bond in place
to protect those consumers


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NEW WRINKLE
 Another new wrinkle of
the expanded airport is actual-
ly CUTE (Common Use
Terminal Equipment), which
allows all airlines to have
access to check-in points at
gates once they have the prop-
er pass codes.
 The airport also has big
plans to increase passenger
traffic. Three million passen-
gers currently pass through
Sangster International each
year. By 2010, MBJ Airports
Ltd projects that the figure will
move to nine million a year.
 A recent trek through
the airport showed that the
expansion still has a way to
go. Large spaces are void
of color and style, although
that is expected to improve
once the work is completed.
However, the east concourse
offers a pleasant, airy feel,


complete with shops and bars.
Passengers seem to take any
sort of discomfort from the
expansion work in stride.
 MBJ Airports Ltd.
sources told Caribbean Today
that not all parties were
enthused over the expansion
plans of the private consor-
tium, which includes foreign
entities. There were concerns
that the airport would lose its
"Jamaican feel".
 "There was a lot of resist-
ance prior to privatization,"
Tharkur explained. "The pub-
lic felt it would be losing its
culture.
 "(But) we have always
talked about maintaining the
Jamaican sense of place at the
airport," she added.

Gordon Williams is Caribbean
Today's managing editor.
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